Godmother and maid of honor

[Karen Barker]

No: HPFGUIDX 131866

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "Jen Reese" <stevejjen at e...> 
wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "anders217" <rkelley at b...> 
wrote:
> > We hear lots about Sirius being Harry's godfather, and he was 
> > the best man at Lily & James' wedding.  Why do we never hear 
> > anything about who was Lily's maid of honor, or whether or not 
> > Harry has a godmother?  Was Petunia Lily's wedding attendant?  
> 
> Jen: We know there's not a Godmother according to JKR. Melissa in 
> message 131844 offered the quote from the Edinburgh Book Festival 
> where JKR explained that the christening was a rushed affair.
> 
> But as for Lily's possible friends, and maid of honor, the two who 
> jump out as being approximately the same age are Alice Longbottom 
and Hestia Jones (from the Advance Guard). 

I personally think that if Lily had had a best friend as close to 
her as James was to Sirius then that friend would have been at 
Harry's Christening and stood as his Godmother, in the same was that 
they got Sirius there.  There is no necessisty to have any 
bridesmaids at a wedding in the same was that you have to have a 
best man.  A best man has a role in the actual ceremony, to hand the 
rings to the vicar/priest for blessing, bridesmaids are just there 
to look pretty!  There was no sign of bridesmaids in the Potter 
wedding photos therefore I think that Lily, having fallen out with 
her sister, did not have any really close female friends.

Karen